This study generated a replicable neighborhood-level physical activity location availability score (PALAS) from data variables associated with physical activity among adolescents. This score was used to determine if a relationship exists between PA and PA location availability in Baltimore City, Maryland. Nine PALAS component variables were applied to 218 locations. Private PA location variables were created in 2014 through a double-blind research procedure using pre-identified search terms in Google Maps. All other variables were obtained, compiled, and modified from existing digital spatial data layers, spanning 2010-2013 from the Capital Improvement office inventories at the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks. 555 adolescent girls were recruited from 22 Baltimore city public schools serving predominantly low-income communities to participate in a health promotion study between 2009 and 2012. Height was measured using a portable stadiometer and weight was measured using the TANITA TBF-300 body composition scale. Gender-specific BMI-for-age percentiles were generated using CDC 2000 growth indices. An Actical accelerometer was used to track activity for at least 7 consecutive days. Home addresses were geocoded using ArcGIS software by ESRI.
This study was to assess the relation between body dissatisfaction and depressive symptoms among black adolescents 12-13 years old, among overweight/obese group and healthy weight group, separately. The dataset includes body dissatisafaction and depressive symptoms at baseline, and two follow-ups in two years. Data types included are socio-demographic information of adolescents, the obesity prevention intervention group status, body composition, and psychosocial variables: e.g. depressive symptoms and body dissatisfaction.
This 2-phase study explored the differences in sleep and circadian activity rhythms between adolescents who were within 5 years of completing treatment for any type of cancer and healthy, age-matched controls; and trialed a morning bright light therapy intervention to gather preliminary evidence of its safety, feasibility and outcomes.